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The holiday break doesn't seem to be helping Mitch McConnell's effort to get enough conservatives and moderates on board to pass the GOP's ObamaCare alternative. At a town hall in Kentucky, he likened the task to trying to twist a Rubik's cube in just the right way, reports NBC News. He also made what the Washington Post sees as a significant concession by saying that Republicans would have to consider shoring up parts of the Affordable Care Act if they fail to pass a replacement plan of their own. “No action is not an alternative," he said. "We’ve got the insurance markets imploding all over the country, including in this state.”

A McConnell spokesperson downplayed the significance, saying McConnell had warned fellow Republicans last week that they'd have to negotiate with Democrats if their bill fails. But the Post says the majority leader has never before explicitly talked about fixing ObamaCare, a concept at odds with his own promise to dismantle it "root and branch" and with his party's contention that it can't be repaired. The AP also sees his remarks as one of his most explicit acknowledgements to date that the Republican bill might not pass. The Senate returns to work Monday, but no vote on the measure is expected until the week of July 17. (A Ted Cruz amendment continues to draw interest as a compromise.)

So they finally came to the conclusion they should of 8 and half years ago ...stop acting like sociopathic dlcks and help improve ACA.

Mike

Jul 7, 2017 5:37 PM CDT

Perhaps Mitch McClueless can shore it up enough to cover lip implants!

Aka Mogg

Jul 7, 2017 5:26 PM CDT

The perfect solution in 2020 will be a Democrat candidate for President that gives the Trump Supporters exactly what they want, and exactly what they elected Trump for, a non-Clinton in the White house. Better still, Trump switches parties and wins again on the same platform from 2016!